The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-28

the warpalh, MS they gcncr- ,EHfem
ally we're. They were a%iicrcc- Wtp.M
tempered race, nj war with Nil IN
nlcn excepting Indians Of III
Sioux or Cheyenne blood. =,
Liscomb, knowing that these Indians
mus. be ont of cartridges for their
Winchester rifles, resolved to load
two pack animals with ammunition
and drive them into the Yellowstone
valley, and there find the hostile
Sioux and make Il trade which would
be highly profitable 10 him. lie loaded
his horses ut I,ozcman md crossed
the Belt mountains. Below him lay
the almost unknown valley of the
Yellowstone. lie rode down 1t, and
while passing through the low country
he met nm old trading comradc, who per
suadcd him to leave his cargo ut his house
until he had found the Sioux and ar
ranged for Il trade. lie stopped with his
comradc one night.
Ncxtmorning early lie saddlcd his horse
and rode down the valley. Presently u
Sioux warrior rode out Of II ihickci and
approached him. This brave was un-
armed. lie carried Il whip, the handle Of
which was the heavy oak spoke Of a
freight wagon wheel. Side by side they
rode, talking pleasantly, Liscomb being
eve watchful of his visitor. When they
were about tire u,;les from Ills fr;onJ's
h,,sc III, 1rd;,, no;r,oI 70 .nwoS,o,,,
oh;.a,. i.,.". .n,,:,. 80
u m;}e II lying Oh y hIais,'c apou. Il NM u
'nn,. "i''"it, aa" sun sMeca'!' ns ne
po,,'eu WIN o"'s'iS'che" WIN ltook
~ .l.nI .ciope. AS ny spoht ny s,'sn'iy
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Wv. Ihu,e"'cu ui!ce.ioi' M" '''.t NJ nv.
20. H't"n VI HIS ''s'tor' afId insanity
te".iheu MS H'ls'"hr; NC lhfew himself
o."af" III MS sa'ate 1a'f''aSd Ills spurs
,n.o ms hoiSe = h"hhs anu near" 'hG
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niu SLIM n'S no'sc, n9 'iis 'lil'G nc
nMu ~: it'si'si as MaH' anu W.
u ,m,.c' III HIS s"''''c III" s"o' '"c 'n''''
The antclonc living on the hillside
spraur IN, They were thirteen Stony
warriors. Their horses ROSE out of thr
E!ass. NY inon'!cn ahn el'ateeu Oh
,.lsIol'p; ~ WAS u'lec''y OH INC rlVeI
DALE. llc instantly 81" 'hal ny eo"i"
escape; nc piaccl MS revolver 10
Mns hoiSeS 'I"' III" ,.cM o"' ''S oiaiis'
body he opcncl fire on his enemies with
II Winchester rifle. lie was A dead shot
and n quick one. and he was tirh,inv for
his life. lie told me TIM, he never was
cooler. lie cmpticd saddle after saddle
rs the Indians approached him, lie
broke the direct charge and forced ,lr
warriors to ride in n circle, firing MS they
rallopcd. Presently n riff. hall crashed
through the lower bones of l,is rIrh,
lrr. lie rrit,cd his teeth and continued
10 fire. soon hu, three Warriors were
lcf, 10 fight, They were crazy with rare
and modification They iuiu,ri from
their horses and sank inio tho ,r,ss
which then grew mil in tho Yellowstone
valley. and tried tn crawl on Liscoub
tirin,t steadily AS they arnrourhcd,
bali crashed through his lief, forearm.
splintcring the bones.
Ills horse was now stiff, and he rri,tcd
his teeth tighter as he rested h;s rib.
barrel on his wounded arm. which Law
on his dead horse, 81 RS 10 re, suAiciea,
hr;rhi IN 500 his enemies lin killrJ
tw0 Of them. lie WAS faIui ami nj.
mos, gone when he saw n painted
and tierce.yisaccI savage in lie
grass, and distant forty wards. Liscomb
rc,w,uhmrrJ IN Luyc soon ,lr nu;n,rI
fucr. nnd rnun, body. and tho elevated
)yci of ,bs JnJ;un. lie ncryrd himself
for ,;s ms, si,n, II. royrrnI Tho "rawi'